HazMat Awareness
Commonly Used Abbreviations
ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
BLEVE | Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion |
CAS | Chemical Abstract Service |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CGA | Compressed Gas Association |
CHEMTREC | Chemical Transportation Emergency Center |
COFC | Container-On-Flatcar |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
EHS | Extremely Hazardous Substance |
ERG | Emergency Response Guidebook |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
GEBMO | General Emergency Behavior Model |
HMR | Hazardous Materials Regulations |
HMTA | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act |
IC | Incident Command(er) |
IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health |
LC50 | Lethal Concentration |
LD50 | Lethal Dose |
LEL | Lower Explosive Limit |
LOX | Liquid Oxygen |
LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
NACA | National Agricultural Chemical Association |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
NIOSH | National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
N.O.S. | Not Otherwise Specified |
NRC | National Response Center |
ORM-D | Other Regulated Material |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
PIN | Product Identification Number |
PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
RAM | Radioactive Material |
STCC | Standard Transportation Commodity Code |
TLV | Threshold Limit Value |
TLV/C | Threshold Limit Value-Ceiling |
TLV-STEL | Threshold Limit Value Short-Term Exposure Limit |
TLV-TWA | Threshold Limit Value/Time-Weighted Average |
TOFC | Trailer-On-Flatcar |
UEL | Upper Explosive Limit |